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日本民俗図譜 伊予の闘牛
Bullfight in Iyo (Iyo no tôgyû), from the series Folk Customs of Japan (Nihon minzoku zufu)
日本民俗図譜 伊予の闘牛
Azechi Umetarô (Japanese, 1902–1999)
Japanese
Shôwa era
1946 (Shôwa 21), March
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
21 x 27 cm (8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr. through Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
Accession Number65.1074
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom a portfolio of 12 works by 10 artists.
The titles of the individual prints were on a separate sheet included in the portfolio.
MFA prints in the series (complete): 65.1058, 65.1061, 65.1063, 65.1065, 65.1066, 65.1070, 65.1072, 65.1073, 65.1074, 65.1075, 65.1090, 65.1099
The titles of the individual prints were on a separate sheet included in the portfolio.
MFA prints in the series (complete): 65.1058, 65.1061, 65.1063, 65.1065, 65.1066, 65.1070, 65.1072, 65.1073, 65.1074, 65.1075, 65.1090, 65.1099
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Ume
ProvenanceBy 1965, Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1965), Cambridge, MA: 1965, by inheritance to his wife, Barbara Birkhoff Paine (b. 1909 - d. 1995), Cambridge, MA; 1965, gift of Mrs. Paine to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.